New leaked details show what it will look like alongside some new functionality when it lands with iOS 27.
Apple's New iOS 27 Siri Is A Major Upgrade Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max will get the updated Apple Intelligence.
The Problem: Most iPhones Won't Get The New iOS 27 Siri All of these features may require an iPhone 15 Pro or newer.
So it’s likely that the base iPhone 15, the iPhone 14 Pro, and anything older won’t get the new Siri regardless of whether they can install iOS 27.
iPhone 12 through to the iPhone 15 base model get iOS 27 performance improvements but a more limited AI toolset, if anything at all.
Apple is planning its biggest overhaul of Siri in the assistant’s 15-year history. New leaked details show what it will look like alongside some new functionality when it lands with iOS 27.
The only problem is that the update will only come to newer iPhone models and, with newly improved trade-in prices and the prospect of iPhone 18 price rises ahead, this might be the sweet spot for an upgrade.
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Apple's New iOS 27 Siri Is A Major Upgrade Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max will get the updated Apple Intelligence. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Mockups created by Bloomberg, based on leaked details, reveal that iOS 27 will introduce a completely rebuilt Siri, now available as a standalone app. Rather than the not-so-smart assistant that has barely changed in the last decade, the new Siri will work like a proper AI chatbot, similar to ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Claude. MORE FOR YOU It works in two ways. Pressing the Siri button will trigger a response through the Dynamic Island, Apple's pill-shaped status bar at the top of the screen, for quick voice queries. A new search interface, accessed by swiping down on the home screen, opens a full chat-style experience where users can search their phone and the web, launch apps, compose messages, add calendar events and get detailed AI-powered answers. All of it is powered by a rebuilt Siri model that uses Google’s Gemini AI technology.
The Problem: Most iPhones Won't Get The New iOS 27 Siri All of these features may require an iPhone 15 Pro or newer. Apple still states that its Apple Intelligence features are reserved for newer iPhones and other recent hardware. That may change when iOS 27 is unveiled at WWDC on June 8th, but considering both Samsung and Google have reserved Gemini Intelligence for their latest phones, Apple being the generous exception seems unlikely. Hardware limitations will also play a role in what works on older devices. So it’s likely that the base iPhone 15, the iPhone 14 Pro, and anything older won’t get the new Siri regardless of whether they can install iOS 27. Whether you care about AI features or not—and several surveys suggest most smartphone shoppers don’t—AI is being baked into the core smartphone experience, across brands, not just iPhones. The latest Gemini Intelligence update landing in July will rely more heavily on agentic AI as a central part of daily use. Read more about that here. The result is a clear two-tier iPhone experience from September. iPhone 15 Pro and newer get the fully rebuilt Siri and upgraded Apple Intelligence. iPhone 12 through to the iPhone 15 base model get iOS 27 performance improvements but a more limited AI toolset, if anything at all. That may partly explain why Apple recently raised its trade-in prices, to encourage more people into the upgrade cycle.
